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Ayush Mhatre Hits Fastest Youth Test Century as Rain Denies India U19 Win

Mhatre became only the second U19 player to amass over 200 runs at a strike rate above 100, replicating McCullum’s 2001 feat.

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Overview

  • Mhatre reached his century in just 64 balls, setting a new record for the fastest hundred in Youth Test history.
  • He finished with 126 off 80 deliveries in the second innings to take his match aggregate to 206 runs at a 121.17 strike rate.
  • That total equalled Brendon McCullum’s 24-year-old U19 Test record for scoring 200+ runs at over a 100 strike rate.
  • India U19 were chasing 355 in 65 overs but were halted on 290/6, falling 65 runs short when rain and bad light stopped play.
  • Both Youth Tests ended in draws, with India having already clinched the preceding one-day series 3-2.